CVE-2025-69378
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in XforWooCommerce Product Filter for WooCommerce prdctfltr allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Product Filter for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 9.1.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe XforWooCommerce Product Filter for WooCommerce plugin (prdctfltr) versions through 9.1.2 contains an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability that allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what their role should permit. This privilege escalation likely stems from insufficient access control checks in administrative functions or AJAX endpoints within the plugin.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify plugin installationIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'Product Filter for WooCommerce' (prdctfltr). Alternatively, check the plugin directory /wp-content/plugins/prdctfltr/ for existence.Affected if Plugin is installed and active
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Check installed versionIn WordPress admin Plugins page, click 'View Details' on Product Filter for WooCommerce to see the version number. Compare against affected range: versions through 9.1.2 are vulnerable.Affected if Version is 9.1.2 or lower
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Audit user accounts for privilege escalationGo to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Review user roles and capabilities for any unauthorized changes. Look for unexpected Administrator accounts or users with elevated capabilities they should not have.Affected if Unexpected admin accounts exist or users have privileges beyond their intended role
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Review access logs for AJAX endpoint abuseCheck server access logs and WordPress debug logs for requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or plugin AJAX endpoints that may indicate privilege escalation attempts from lower-privileged authenticated users.Affected if Suspicious AJAX requests from non-admin users targeting administrative functions are present
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Inspect plugin capability checksExamine plugin files in /wp-content/plugins/prdctfltr/ for missing capability checks before privileged operations. Look for functions handling user role modifications that lack current_user_can() verification.Affected if Plugin code lacks proper capability checks before role or privilege modifications
User is affected if Product Filter for WooCommerce version 9.1.2 or lower is installed and either unauthorized privilege changes exist or AJAX endpoint abuse has occurred.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Product Filter for WooCommerce to the latest version once available, or disable the plugin until a patch is released. If exploitation is suspected, audit user accounts for unauthorized privilege changes.
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